The Wonderful Joy of Being Irish and Happy on Spectacular St. Patrick's Day - It Makes for a Better Time - The Website Dedicated to St. Patricks Day

Nothing can be more exciting than feeling Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. And though we might not all have Heritage from Ireland at least we can dress up in some heavy Green!

So what’s it with St. Patrick’s Day – what are we celebrating? Most of us are not living in Ireland. Here is the low down on St. Patrick’s Day. At the minimum we are dress up for some fun Irish music, green food, Irish Drink, Irish Dance, and Green Clothes. And at the most we are celebrating St. Patrick’s great works and how he brought civilization, literacy, learning, knowledge, and culture to the Irish People. And of course, a whole other angle is that St. Patrick was a Bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland.

And isn’t this America – why in the world do we celebrate this green holiday in the gold old USA? The reason is that there were so many Immigrants that came over – they brought this green holiday with them. And even some of the original English Settlers celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.

OK and so with that being said, what are some of the fun things I can do on St. Patrick’s Day

Celebrating Paddy’s Day – Dress in Green

The wearing of the Green! Depending on how Irish you feel – wear green. Leprechauns are actually one reason youâ€™re supposed to wear green on St. Patrickâ€™s Dayâ€”or risk getting pinched! The tradition is tied to folklore that says wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, which like to pinch anyone they can see. Some people also think sporting the color will bring good luck, and others wear it to honor their Irish ancestry. No wonder green decorations can be seen all overâ€”the Chicago River in Illinois is even dyed green each year to celebrate the holiday.

Celebrating Paddy’s Day – Go Where there is Irish Music

Music from Ireland is a real joy. And the dancing likewise is a joy. Join in a jig or reel – listen to some Irish fiddle music. Irish music has a significant place in Irish culture. Celtic dance in its current form developed from various influences such as earlier native Celtic dance, English country dancing and later possibly French quadrilles, as it became popular in Britain and Ireland during the 19th century. Dance was taught by “travelling dance masters” across Ireland in the 17th and 18th centuries, and separate dance forms developed according to regional practice and differing purposes.

Celtic dance became a significant part of Ireland’s culture, particularly for Ireland nationalist movements. From the early 20th century, a number of organizations promoted and codified the various forms of dance, creating competitive structures and standardized styles.

Celebrating Paddy’s Day – Have Some Green or Food from Ireland

Corn Beef and Cabbage always comes to mind when people think of food from Ireland, which is personally not my favorite. But there are many tasty green foods that you can cook. Apple Pie, Mint Cupcakes, Pistachio Pudding, Irish Stew, Irish Coffee, Shepherd’s Pie, Corned Beef Hash, Colcannon, Rainbow Cupcakes. And if you can’t stomach Irish Food feel free to swing on over to France or Italy for some of their cuisines.

Celebrating Paddy’s Day – Learn About the Figure of St. Patrick

St. Patrick was an ultimate Missionary and Teacher. He helped the Irish to build and civilize their pagan and Celtic Country. Learn about his English-Roman roots and how he was captured – brought into slavery. How Patrick was alone for a good couple years before he managed to make it back to his home in England – which was a trek and story in itself.

Patrick went on to an abbey and studied to become a priest and then decided to go back to the same people who had tortured and enslaved them and teach them about Christianity and Civilization. Patrick worked with the Irish people to teach them about literacy, monotheism, and building techniques.